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Chatty teens to verify via ConnectID as Apple looms

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26 Nov, 2025
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Warwick Ponder
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26 Nov, 2025
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Bank-backed AP+ identity platform ConnectID scored a big win this week, with Snapchat adopting the technology for teen verification ahead of new social media rules kicking in next month, but Apple is now looming large as a competitor in the hotly contested space.
Chatty teens to verify via ConnectID as Apple looms
ConnectID Managing Director, Andrew Black.

Bank-backed AP+ identity platform ConnectID scored a big win this week, with Snapchat adopting the technology for teen verification ahead of new social media rules kicking in next month, but Apple is now looming large as a competitor in the hotly contested space.

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